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Funds valued illiquid asset correctly: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2021
... deputy chair Karen Chester said over 2.5 million investors can take comfort from the findings in that during the market volatility of 2020, fund managers' illiquid-asset valuation practices were robust, timely and consistent with ASIC guidance and ...

Managed accounts fulfil best interest

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUL 2021
... becoming a mainstream solution for Australian financial advisers," Guiamatsia said. In addition, through the market volatility in 2020 88% of advisers rated managed accounts as 'good' or 'very good' for transaction execution/quality, strengthening their ...

Robinhood hit with record-breaking fine

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021
... Robinhood's website and mobile applications shut down, preventing customers from accessing their accounts during peak market volatility. Robinhood was ordered to pay US$57 million and about US$12.6 million in restitution, plus interest, to thousands ...

Aussie investors optimistic about returns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021
... Australian investors as they look to the future are slow economic recovery (44%), low interest rates (42%) and market volatility (40%). However, one of the biggest unforeseen challenges is managing the gap between their desire for safety and investment ...

Advisers turn to ETFs during COVID

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 JUN 2021
... portfolios where necessary. "When you think about the way planners normally operate, they don't trade on market volatility alone. One of the key elements of going to a financial planner is that they are focused on executing on a strategy. That's ...

Lifespan appoints investment expert

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUN 2021
... the benefits of managed accounts to advice businesses and advisers, particularly when it comes to adapting to market volatility."

ASIC drops Regal action

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2021
... highest level of integrity and standards." Last year, Regal's Atlantic Absolute Return suffered from the COVID-19 market volatility having fallen 58.6% in March then rising 12.5% in May. The fund has since regained significant losses and is returning ...

What Gen Z think about investing

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2021
... already made investments. Of those who have invested, 82% made their first investment in 2020 or 2021. In fact, market volatility during the pandemic proved a tempting time to invest for many. One quarter of all respondents across all generations reported ...

Research aims to solve cash conundrum

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021
With record-low interest rates set to stay in place for some time, Allianz Retire+ has released new research looking at how best to solve the cash conundrum. Term deposit rates have fallen 96% since the Global Financial Crisis high of 8.25% and now ...

ETFs crack $100bn

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2021
... domestic equity, niche and leveraged ETFs were favoured in the first half of 2020 as investors sought to navigate market volatility, a year on we are seeing better diversification across both asset classes and ETF types, with a notable increase in flows ...